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One Year After the Shutdown: Education Lessons from COVID-19

A year ago, K-12 classrooms and college campuses across the country shuttered; many still remain closed. As the panic of the pandemic spread, students and teachers stayed home and shifted to “emergency” mode – delivering curriculum in whatever ways they could. This was not online learning; this was emergency remote teaching.

U.S. Education Secretary Host Roundtable for Students Who’ve Experienced Homelessness

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona held a virtual roundtable with U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-WV and Patty Murray D-WA on Apr. 23 to speak to students who have experienced homelessness, according to the U.S. Education Department. The Education Department has announced plans to distribute $800 million in American Rescue Plan funds to states to support […]

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For Colleges and Universities, Reopening Plans Must Meet Students’ Mental Health Needs

As more people across the nation become eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, colleges and universities are evaluating the feasibility of bringing students safely back to campus. Of course, access to vaccines and healthcare, as well as protective measures like preventative testing and contact tracing are all top priorities, but administrators must also prepare to meet the mental health needs of their campuses most vulnerable students.

ETS to Host Virtual Conference on Student-Focused Teaching Methods

ETS will be hosting a free virtual conference to discuss student-focused teaching methods Apr. 20-21. The conference is titled “A Different Kind of Thinking: Shifting Approaches to Assessment and Teaching and Learning for the Benefit of All Students.” “The time is now to leverage growing knowledge about students and to embark on a new conversation […]

Lake Superior State University Offers Cannabis Chemistry Scholarships

Lake Superior State University (LSSU) – which established the nation’s first chemistry program on cannabis when it launched The Cannabis Center of Excellence in 2019, is offering its first cannabis chemistry scholarship, CBS News reported. Steadfast Labs, a Michigan-based research facility aiming to ensure access to safe cannabis medicine, has created an annual $1,200 scholarship […]

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The University of Akron Announces Scholarship for Local Low- and Moderate-Income Students

Under the Zips Affordability Scholarship, the University of Akron plans to cover the cost of tuition for local low- and moderate-income full-time students, Akron Beacon Journal reported. To qualify, first-year students must be Pell grant-eligible and live within the six counties of Medina, Stark, Wayne, Cuyahoga, Summit and Portage. Since the scholarship is considered “last […]

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First-Generation Institute Highlights Social Class and Institutional Responsibilities

Social class identity was one of many topics discussed during the First-Generation Institute hosted by the University of Minnesota’s (UMN) College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) last week.

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Brown University Students Vote in Favor of Reparations

Brown University students have voted by a vast margin that the Ivy League school should offer reparations to descendants of enslaved people who were affiliated with the school and its founders, NBC News reported. The voting – on two referendum questions – took place last week during an annual election. One question was whether Brown […]

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Conference Highlights Improvements to Student Affairs Practices on Campuses

Student affairs practitioners shared personal practices and examples on ways to confront inequities within the student conduct process at this year’s NASPA virtual conference.

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California Higher Ed Leaders to Host California Community College Black Student Success Week April 26-30

California higher ed leaders are hosting California Community College Black Student Success Week from April 26 to 30, an event dedicated to Black and African American student success at California community colleges. A daily webinar series – called “The Black Hour” – will be held throughout the week from 12 to 1 p.m. and open […]

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Columbia University Grad Students and Student Workers Go on Strike

Thousands of Columbia University graduate students and student workers went on strike Monday – and are continuing to strike – after negotiations with the school proved unsuccessful again, the New York Post reported. Students’ demands include higher wages, improved benefits and a system to better investigate sexual harassment and discrimination allegations. According to the Graduate […]

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University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Faculty Senate Votes In Support of Raising Minimum Stipends for Graduate Assistants

The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville faculty senate voted 26 to 14 Wednesday in support of raising minimum stipends for graduate assistants to $2,225 per month, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported. For a nine-month period, the total amount in the voted-on resolution would be $20,025. As it stands now, history graduate student teaching assistants get […]

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